The complaint states, "This horrific criminal act was the product of the Boynton Beach police department policies, procedures, customs and practices of condoning unlawful acts by their employees and officers, of failing to identify, train,discipline, or otherwise properly supervise officers who have engaged in lawful and unjustified acts and specifically of condoning and failing to appropriately respond, through discipline, training, supervision, or otherwise, to the prior misconduct of Maiorino."

The woman was a passenger in a car whose driver had just been arrested for DUI.

She told investigators Maiorino told her he was taking her back to the police station, but instead drove her to another location where he sexually assaulted her and threatened to kill her if she told anyone.

The lawsuit states there were "red flags" in Maiorino's history.

The complaint also states, "The Boynton Beach police department was aware that Maiorino was violent and threatening to citizens and had repeatedly disappeared while on duty, without explanation for a period of time. Yet the department still permitted Maiorino to have unsupervised, one on one contact with members of the public, including young females."

The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $15,000.

A police department spokeswoman said they do not comment on pending litigation.